package desmoj.core.report;

/**
 * Provides the basic interface implemented by all classes receiving messages of
 * any type in the DESMO-J framework. This allows for flexible organisation of
 * the messaging subsystem, enabling different kinds of output paths for
 * different kinds of messages, including multiple outputs of the same type of
 * message.
 * 
 * @version DESMO-J, Ver. 2.4.1 copyright (c) 2014
 * @author Tim Lechler
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
 * may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
 * BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 * permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */
public interface MessageReceiver {
	/**
	 * Implement this method to define the behaviour of the messagereceiver when
	 * messages are sent to it.
	 * 
	 * @param m
	 *            Message : The message sent to the messagereceiver
	 */
	void receive(Message m);

	/**
	 * Implement this method to define the behaviour of the messagereceiver when
	 * reporters are sent to it.
	 * 
	 * @param r
	 *            Reporter : The reporter sent to the messagereceiver
	 */
	void receive(desmoj.core.report.Reporter r);
}